Click on the story for questions you need to answer after reading the myth. Responses should be thorough, typed, and ready to turn in at the beginning of the next class session. Each Q&A is worth up to 2 points.


Reading Assignment Homework Guidelines with Example



Creation Stories
Osiris, Isis, and Horus (Egypt)
The Enuma elish (Babylonia)
The Creation of God and Titans (Greece)
The Creation (Maya)
The Ages of the World (Ireland)
The Woman Who Fell From the Sky (Iroquois/Huron)
The Creation of the Universe and Ife (Yoruba)

Fertility Stories
Sedna (Inuit)
Caught by a Hair-String (Micmac)
Demeter and Persephone (Greece)
Quetzacoatl (Maya)

Hero Stories
The Labors and Death of Heracles (Greece)
Chi Li Slays the Serpent (China)
The Taming of the Sun (Hawai'i)
Raven and the Sources of Light (Haida/Tsimshian/Tlingit)

Future Stories
The Ages of Man (Greece)
The Creation, Death, and Rebirth of the Universe (India)